PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Collie Buddz - Come Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maine
vs
Jones

182 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Maine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a head kick by Maine.
Maine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher Maine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones blocks a head kick by Maine.
Maine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maine thumps Jones with a low kick.
Maine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maine.
Maine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Maine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maine scores with a leg kick.
Maine throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Maine throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maine. Jones shrugs it off though.
Maine scores with a leg kick.
Maine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maine.
A head kick misses from Maine.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maine, right into the meat.
Maine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones blocks a head kick by Maine.
Maine scores with a leg kick.
Maine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Maine moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Maine wants to clinch.
Maine is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Maine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maine throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Maine closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maine lands an elbow inside.
Maine lands a nice elbow.
Maine is pushing Jones up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Maine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maine throws a head kick that misses.
Maine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maine cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maine.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maine is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Jones is trying for a kimura here. Maine looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Jones!